Today billionaire Eric Sprott told King World News that governments are desperately trying to avoid a “Liquidation Event.” Sprott, who is Chairman of Sprott Asset Management, also warned the the market is liquidating, “irrespective of whether the powers that be want it or not.” Here is what Sprott had to say about the unfolding crisis: “Something has to be done because it’s totally out of control these days. I mean you can’t have bank runs (like we’re seeing). The one thing the powers that be, the central banks and the governments, have tried to do is to avoid what I call a ‘Liquidation Event.’”

Eric Sprott continues:

“Ever since we saw what happened when Lehman was liquidated, they realized we can’t go there. Fannie was taken over as well as AIG and GM to prevent this liquidity event. But I think the market is just liquidating, irrespective of whether the powers that be want it or not.